how do you consistently draw the same character without it looking weird or off every different time?? also how do i coordinate faces, i always make the eyes too far apart or too big or too small or make the mouth too close to the nose or chin edge. If you have any advice I'd really appreciate it since it looks like you have your art shit figured out 🙏
Oh man SO so much of it is just practice, and you're not alone! I honestly think everyone struggles with a sort of "generification" of their characters' features the more they draw them, even seasoned professionals. There's a tendency to just sort of average everything out into an unrecognizable mush over time, and it takes a lot of conscious effort to push back against that.
Here are a couple tips and tricks that I've found to be helpful over the years:
Make turnarounds and model sheets. There's a reason animation/game studios do this, and it is because we are all still bad at drawing a consistent face. Despite being gainfully employed. What are we, graphic novelists?? We wish. Anyway it's a great way to familiarize yourself with your character's face from multiple angles, and it gives you a single source of truth to return to anytime you need a refresher:
Gather real-life reference. Anytime I'm designing a character I'm pulling together a ton of reference of actual people who look, to some degree, like the character in my head. It's always a collection of analogues, never just a single person, but it can be a great cheat sheet for understanding how your character might move, emote, etc:
Make a 3D model. I know it seems daunting, but with the advent of programs like Blender and Nomad Sculpt it's becoming remarkably more accessible. Heck, even James Gurney was sculpting maquettes out of clay for Dinotopia back in the day! It doesn't have to be particularly detailed—just a sort of proportionate lump will do—but it's another great way to have dynamic reference that you can rotate and light accordingly:
Practice, practice, practice. Make expression sheets for your character! Either right there on the spot, just start drawin' expressions, or you can slowly collect drawings of your character that you like, as you draw them, and compile them all in one place for your own reference. Need to draw your character's head from a weird angle? Maybe you've already drawn it before and you can copy your own homework! Doesn't count as stealing when the call's coming from inside the house 😎
I'd love to pretend there's a magical point where you can just immediately rotate your character's head in your brain like some sort of photorealistic apple in a twitter meme, but a lot of the time it's reference, hard work, and whole lotta repetition. 😐👍🏼
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thigh july
—thighs, thighs, and more thighs across the board! and the winner is… thigh july!
The Church of Meian™ proudly presents this month’s collab entitled Thigh July! Come right in and join as we drool and “resist” the urge to lick these men’s thighs for this month’s collab by the sisters of the congregation. Coming to you live this 31st of July until the 5th of August!
@xmyshya ✖︎ Atsumu
@karasunowo ✖︎ Atsumu, Reon, and Yaku
@chicoree ✖︎ Bokuto
@ssrated ✖︎ Bokuto/Daichi
@meiansmistress ✖︎ Goshiki
@wakaoujisenhime ✖︎ Kita and Nishinoya
@bokutosace ✖︎ Kuroo
@akasamu ✖︎ Osamu
@vivianvampyric ✖︎ Tendou
@haikyooot ✖︎ Hoshiumi
↳ Idol AU Hoshiumi!
@kurinoot ✖︎ Japan National Team
@vanille–kiss ✖︎ Kuroo and Kita
@deazufre ✖︎ Ushijima
Any links that are not yet active once the designated schedule has passed means that the piece is being turned late or has been dropped! Check out the Church’s other collabs right here!
All the works in here are the original work of its respective creators. Please DO NOT repost it anywhere else or use it to create ASMR content without their consent ©️ 2021. MINORS DO NOT INTERACT. Banner courtesy of @vanille–kiss and yours truly!
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"Underrated" Characters Collab
Hello everyone! To celebrate my 30th birthday at the beginning of August, as well as reaching 1.3K followers, I thought I’d host an open Haikyuu collab for anyone to join!
This event is open for both writers and artists. Let's give the smaller characters their time to shine!
Banner by the amazing @vanille--kiss
Underrated / Underwritten Haikyuu characters
What I mean is: give me some Yaku. Some Kai. Some Saeko. Some Kunimi. Oomimi, Futakuchi, Aran, Semi, Komori, Inunaki, Thomas... The list goes on!
If you're still unsure, maybe this little graphic will help...
this is just a joke plz don't kill me
As this blog is 18+, you also must be 18+! Age must be visible on your blog. Ageless blogs will not be allowed to join and minors will be blocked.
SFW/NSFW/DC are all allowed! As long as everything is properly tagged, there's no limit to what you can do.
All writing is accepted (headcanons, Drabbles, fics, series, etc), but the minimum word requirement is 500 words.
All characters must be aged up, no exceptions.
Each writer can sign up for up to two characters.
Each character can be claimed twice. If that character is claimed and you'd like to write/draw them, please choose someone else.
You can write a threesome / poly relationship including a "popular" character; however, the underrated character you choose MUST be a main in your work.
You can post on either AO3 or Tumblr, either is okay! Just send me the link wherever you post it and I'll add it to this masterpost.
Send me a DM or an ask saying which character you'd like to claim, your preferred reader (m, f, or gn!), and if you'll be writing or doing art.
Submissions will be due November 1st, 2021. If you need more time or will be late, please don't hesitate to reach out!
Tag me (at either @meiansmistress or @meianswife) or use the hashtag #underrated.collab.
Please reblog this masterlist after you've been added!
And last but not least, have fun!
List underneath the cut:
Akagi Michinari x f!reader || Writing || @miss-minty-writes
Aone Takanobu || Art || @deazufre
Aran Ojiro x f!reader || Writing || @miss-minty-writes
Daishou Suguru x gn!afab!reader x Yamaka Mika || Writing || @hallofhaikyuu
Ennoshita Chikara x f!reader || Writing || @ssrated
Fukunaga Shouhei x f!reader || Writing || @kurinoot
Futakuchi Kenji x f!reader || Writing || @wonnoy
↪ Lazy Untertones, ~2K, Slightly NSFW
Goshiki Tsutomu x f!reader || Writing || @gwiezdny--plomien
Goshiki Tsutomu x gn!reader || Writing || @wakaoujisenhime
Haiba Alisa x gn!reader || Writing || @mianavs
Haiba Lev || Art || @kirakirasaku
Haiba Lev x f!reader || Writing || @sweetsbysatori
Hanamaki Takahiro x f!reader || Writing || @xmyshya
Hirugami Sachiro || Art || @laineeey00
Hirugami Sachiro x f!reader || Writing || @laineeey00
Hirugami Sachiro x f!reader || Writing || @cemeiia
Hoshiumi Kourai x f!reader || Writing || @kitascumsock
Hoshiumi Kourai x f!reader || Writing || @haikyooot
Kawanishi Taichi x f!reader || Writing || @gg9183
Koganegawa Kanji || Art || @omiishii
Komori Motoya x f!reader || Writing || @strawbearisamu
Komori Motoya x f!reader || Writing || @lovemeian
Konoha Akinori x gn!reader || Writing || @moondaius
Kunimi Akira x f!reader || Writing || @chicoree
Kuguri Naoyasu x gn!reader || Writing || @roanniee
↪ Just One Shot, ~1K, SFW Fluff
Kyoutani Kentarou x gn!reader || Writing || @hajiwaa
Meian Shuugo x f!reader || Writing || @rosesandtoshi
Meian Shuugo || Art || @vanille–kiss
Mizoguchi Sadayuki x f!reader || Writing || @waka-chan-out
Nakashima Takeru x fem!reader || Writing || @half-baked-biscuit
Sasaya Takehito x f!reader || Writing || @anime-nymph
Semi Eita x f!reader || Writing || @ixwrites
Semi Eita x gn!reader || Writing || @undersero
Shirabu Kenjirou x f!reader || Writing || @incongruousstrawberry
Takinoue Yuusuke x f!reader || Writing || @vivianvampyric
Tanaka Saeko x f!reader || Writing || @bokuroskitten
Tanaka Saeko x f!reader x Kiyoko Shimizu || Writing || @angelashido
Tendou Satori x f!reader || Writing || @cozykozume
Tsukishima Akiteru x f!reader || Writing || @anime-nymph
Utsui Takashi x f!reader Iwaizumi Hajime || Writing || @sweetsbysatori
Washio Tatsuki x f!reader || Writing || @meiansmistress
Yachi Hitoka || Art || @kirakirasaku
Yaku Morisuke || Art || @vanille–kiss
Yaku Morisuke x gn!reader || Writing || @roanniee
Yamaguchi Tadashi x f!reader || Writing || @cyancherub
Yamaguchi Tadashi x gn!afab!reader || Writing || @sunaluvs
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Tune June Masterlist
Tune June Masterlist
Tune in to the Church of Meian’s new jukebox classics for this month’s songfic-themed collab entitled Tune June! Celebrate the beauty of music as the sisters of the congregation produce new songs for you to enjoy, cry at, be angry at, and everything in between from now until July 5th, 2021!
⏯️ friends
🔀 @anime-nymph ft. miya atsumu
⏯️ dead man walking
🔀 @chicoree ft. issei matsukawa and hanamaki takahiro
⏯️ in harmony
🔀 @karasunowo ft. miya atsumu
⏯️ dark scheme
🔀 @kotarousgf ft. iwaizumi hajime
⏯️ care less more
🔀 @kurinoot ft. semi eita
⏯️ love lies
🔀 @kurosukii ft. suna rintarou
⏯️ magic of love
🔀 @meiansmistress ft. tsukishima kei
⏯️ to be announced
🔀 @miki-snake ft. miya atsumu
⏯️ maps
🔀 @prismatales ft. daishou suguru
⏯️ spill
🔀 @vivianvampyric ft. semi eita
⏯️ sight of your soul
🔀 @xmyshya ft. tendou satori
⏯️ wishing osamu miya would take you back
🔀 @yi-bean ft. miya osamu (drabbles)
⏯️ lost & found
🔀 @deazufre ft. bokuto kotarou and akaashi keiji
⏯️ stay with me
🔀 @vanille–kiss ft. kita shinsuke
⏯️ shuugo meian’s morning ritual
🔀 @kurinoot ft. meian shuugo
⏯️ a summer day with hinata shouyou
🔀 @tsukeshima ft. hinata shouyou
⏯️ wishing osamu miya would take you back
🔀 @yi-bean ft. miya osamu (playlist)
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